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Andrew Nevin

Department:
Sociology
Title:
Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise

Digital Sociology; Internet & Technology Studies; Crime & Deviance; Cyber-Criminology; Quantitative Methods; Inequality & Stratification; Social Networks

Degrees

PhD, University of Toronto

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Nevin, Andrew D., Yimin Chen, Anabel Quan-Haase, and Shuzhe Yang. 2022. “Key Considerations in the Interpretation of Digital Trace Data.” In Handbook of Social Media Research Methods (2nd ed). London, UK: Sage.

  • Nevin, Andrew D. and Scott Schieman. 2021. “Technological Tethering, Digital Natives, and Challenges in the Work-Family Interface." The Sociological Quarterly 62(1):60-86.

  • Nevin, Andrew D. 2019. “Academic Hiring Networks and Institutional Prestige: A Case Study of Canadian Sociology." Canadian Review of Sociology 56(3):389-420.

  • Quan-Haase, Anabel, Andrew D. Nevin, and Veronika Lukacs. 2018. “Romantic Dissolution and Facebook Life: A Typology of Coping Strategies for Breakups." In Emerald Studies in Media and Communication: CITAMS@30 (Vol 18). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

  • Nevin, Andrew D. 2017. “Cyber-Psychopathy: An Expression of Dark E-Personality." In Reading Sociology. Toronto: Oxford University Press.

  • Yang, Shuzhe, Anabel Quan-Haase, Andrew D. Nevin, and Yimin Chen. 2017. “The Role of Online Reputation Management, Trolling, and Personality Traits in the Crafting of the Virtual Self on Social Media." In Handbook of Social Media Research Methods. London, UK: Sage.

Additional Information

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Current Research

Andrew Nevin’s work is connected to three main substantive areas—technology, deviance, and inequality—that converge through scholarship on the wide-ranging social implications of digital technologies. His current research engages with theoretical debates within the subfield of cyber-criminology by proposing new frameworks that account for the structural differences between online and offline spaces. The empirical application of this work investigates contextual gaps in offending, namely, why some people might engage in misbehaviors on the Internet but not similar transgressions in face-to-face environments. His future research agenda will continue to explore cybercrime and cyberbullying, as well as address other diverse topics under the umbrella of digital sociology. Professor Nevin currently serves as co-chair for the Internet, Technology, & Digital Sociology research cluster within the Canadian Sociological Association.